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Richard Woolsey 1750 – 1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Bedford, Westchester, New York, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1825

Death Location: Jessamine, Kentucky, United States

Father: Thomas Woolsey

Mother: Sarah Pierce

Spouse(s): Nancy Plumstead

Children(s): Josiah Woolsey, Wesley Woolsey, Nathaniel Woolsey, Joseph Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, Joseph Woolsey, Sarah Woolsey, Ruth Woolsey, Richard Jr., Richard Woolsey, Jacob Woolsey, Eli Woolsey, George Woolsey, Nancy Woolsey

Richard Woolsey was born in 1750 in Bedford, Westchester, New York, British Colonial America, the child of Thomas W. Woolsey and Sarah Pierce. Richard Woolsey married Nancy Ann Plumstead, and had children including Josiah Woolsey, Wesley Woolsey, Nathaniel Woolsey, Joseph Henry Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, Joseph Henry Woolsey, Sarah Woolsey, Ruth Woolsey, Richard Woolsey Jr., Richard Woolsey, Jacob C Woolsey, Eli Woolsey, George Washington Woolsey, Nancy Woolsey. Richard Woolsey passed away in 1825 in Jessamine, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Woolsey was born in 1750 in Bedford, Westchester, New York, British Colonial America, the child of Thomas W. Woolsey and Sarah Pierce.
  • Richard Woolsey married Nancy Ann Plumstead, and had children including Josiah Woolsey, Wesley Woolsey, Nathaniel Woolsey, Joseph Henry Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, Joseph Henry Woolsey, Sarah Woolsey, Ruth Woolsey, Richard Woolsey Jr., Richard Woolsey, Jacob C Woolsey, Eli Woolsey, George Washington Woolsey, Nancy Woolsey.
  • Richard Woolsey passed away in 1825 in Jessamine, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Woolsey
1719 – 1794
Birth Location: Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
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Sarah Pierce
1720 – 1794
Birth Location: Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Plumstead
1749 – 1830
Birth Location: Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
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Children(s)

Josiah Woolsey
1766 – 1861
Birth Location: Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
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Wesley Woolsey
1768 – 1782
Birth Location: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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Nathaniel Woolsey
1769 – 1850
Birth Location: Ulster, Colony of New York, British Colonial America
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Joseph Woolsey
1771 – 1839
Birth Location: Ulster, New York, United States
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Thomas Woolsey
1771 – 1819
Birth Location: Bedford, Westchester, New York
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Joseph Woolsey
1775 – 1839
Birth Location: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States
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Sarah Woolsey
1777 – 1840
Birth Location: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States
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Ruth Woolsey
1777 –
Birth Location: –
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Richard Jr.
1779 – 1832
Birth Location: Pulaski, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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Richard Woolsey
1779 – 1832
Birth Location: Westchester, New York, United States
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Jacob Woolsey
1781 – 1855
Birth Location: Washington, Virginia, United States
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Eli Woolsey
1792 –
Birth Location: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States
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George Woolsey
1795 – 1830
Birth Location: Boyle, Kentucky, United States
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Nancy Woolsey
1795 – 1874
Birth Location: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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Richard Woolsey's Ancestors

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Richard Woolsey
1750 – 1825
Birth Place: Bedford, Westchester, New York, British Colonial America
Parents
Thomas W. Woolsey
1719 – 1794
Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
Sarah Pierce
1720 – 1794
Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
Grandparents
Richard Woolsey
1697 – 1777
Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States
Sarah Fowler
1698 – 1779
Flushing, Queens, New York, British Colonial America
John Pierce
1690 – 1784
Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
Sarah
1699 –
Westchester, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Woolsey
1655 – 1730
Ruth Bailey
1660 – 1713
William Fowler
1660 – 1714
Mary Thorne
1669 – 1714
Thomas Pierce
1664 –
Hannah Pierce
1669 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Woolsey
1610 – 1698
Rebecca Cornell
1629 – 1713
John Bayles
1617 – 1682
Rebecca Denton
1621 – 1693
Henry Fowler
1632 – 1687
Rebecca Newell
1637 – 1680
John Thorne
1643 – 1709
Mary Parsell
1644 – 1709
Thomas Pierce

Richard Woolsey's Descendants

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Richard Woolsey (1750 – 1825) m. Nancy (Ann) Plumstead (1749 – AFT 1830)
  1. 1. Josiah Woolsey (1766 – 2 JUN 1861)
  2. 2. Wesley Woolsey (1768 – 1782)
  3. 3. Nathaniel Woolsey (1769 – BEF 1850) m. Rebecca Rice (1787 – ) m. Susannah (1786 – 1850) m. Rebecca Glenn (<1786> – )
  4. 4. Joseph (Henry) Woolsey (1771 – 1839)
  5. 5. Thomas Woolsey (ABT 1771 – 1819) m. Margery Burns (ABT 1778 – ) m. Sally Barnes (ABT 1777 – )
  6. 6. Joseph (Henry) Woolsey (1775 – 1839) m. Abigail Schaffer (13 SEP 1786 – 3 SEP 1848)
    1. 1. Thomas Woolsey (3 NOV 1805 – 5 JAN 1897) m. Mary Burrell (11 APR 1813 – 2 APR 1897) m. Eliza (Ann) Holdway (ABT 1805 – ABT 1903) m. Catherine (Lukettis) Hickerson (3 FEB 1818 – ) m. Julia (Ann) Mitchell (18 FEB 1828 – 10 JAN 1896) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Holdaway (14 JUL 1829 – 14 JAN 1905) m. Mary Lane (ABT 1825 – BEF 1880) m. Lucretia Willis (27 APR 1800 – 15 AUG 1850) m. Susan (Maria) Miles (28 OCT 1851 – 4 OCT 1916)
    2. 2. Hyrum Woolsey (4 MAY 1807 – ) m. Rachael Mitchell (1807 – )
    3. 3. Richard Woolsey (28 AUG 1808 – 13 FEB 1878) m. Clarissa Cole (6 MAY 1825 – 13 MAR 1885)
      1. 1. Sarah (Abigail) Woolsey (23 JAN 1848 – 5 MAY 1902) m. St. (Clair) Forsha (26 JAN 1833 – 11 JAN 1892)
      2. 2. Brigham (Hyrum) Woolsey (8 OCT 1850 – 8 OCT 1850)
      3. 3. Mary (E) Woolsey (27 APR 1852 – 27 APR 1852)
      4. 4. James (Richard) Woolsey (15 APR 1854 – 21 NOV 1909) m. Roxene (Seaney) Hale (14 JAN 1860 – 21 APR 1937)
        1. 1. James (Richard) Woolsey (10 FEB 1884 – 15 FEB 1884)
        2. 2. Clarrissa (May) Woolsey (4 JAN 1885 – 2 NOV 1969) m. Howard (Spencer) Noyes (15 JAN 1882 – 1 MAR 1959)
        3. 3. William (Andrew) Woolsey (1 FEB 1887 – 5 DEC 1960) m. Katy Burgess (26 FEB 1889 – 20 DEC 1916)
        4. 4. Walter Woolsey (1889 – 1889)
        5. 5. Maud Woolsey (5 AUG 1893 – 23 FEB 1943) m. John (Emery) Bigelow (17 DEC 1891 – 4 FEB 1926) m. Joel (Brooks) Hardy (24 MAR 1890 – 13 APR 1958)
        6. 6. Grace Woolsey (17 MAY 1895 – 17 SEP 1963) m. George (Washington) Waterman (22 FEB 1894 – 27 OCT 1986)
      5. 5. Melissa (Ann) Woolsey (2 NOV 1856 – 6 MAY 1866)
      6. 6. Wilford (Woodruff) Woolsey (11 JAN 1857 – 28 JUN 1861)
      7. 7. David (Mark) Woolsey (13 JAN 1859 – 1 AUG 1936) m. Mary Ipson (27 APR 1864 – 4 DEC 1889) m. Sarah Ipson (13 MAR 1860 – 10 JUN 1948)
      8. 8. Orson Woolsey (25 APR 1861 – 25 JUN 1861)
      9. 9. Rachel (E) Woolsey (2 JUL 1862 – 2 JUL 1862)
      10. 10. Martin (Owen) Woolsey (17 MAY 1864 – 10 JAN 1945) m. Sarah (Emily) Woolsey (6 MAR 1861 – 17 NOV 1920) m. Janette Lemmon (30 DEC 1893 – 6 MAY 1971)
      11. 11. Agatha (Adeline) Woolsey (3 MAR 1866 – 3 NOV 1946) m. Jesse (Payton) Holt (11 OCT 1863 – 2 JUL 1944)
    4. 4. John Woolsey (ABT 1810 – 12 MAR 1847) m. Jane Haley (1810 – AFT 19 MAR 1863)
    5. 5. Mary Woolsey (1812 – BEF 1837) m. Thomas Whitson (1796 – AFT JUN 1870)
    6. 6. Agatha (Ann) Woolsey (18 JAN 1814 – 4 JUN 1866) m. John (Doyle) Lee (6 SEP 1812 – 23 MAR 1877)
    7. 7. Nancy Woolsey (DEC 1817 – 1900) m. Thomas (A) Gatewood (1806 – 1878)
    8. 8. Elizabeth Woolsey (25 MAR 1818 – 8 AUG 1847) m. John (Bunyon) Heninger (23 NOV 1819 – 27 JUN 1908)
    9. 9. Sarah Woolsey (2 OCT 1820 – 21 FEB 1899) m. William (M.) Stevens (1814 – AUG 1834) m. George (Washington) Hickerson (13 DEC 1813 – 17 AUG 1884)
    10. 10. James (Hopkins) Woolsey (2 MAR 1822 – 15 OCT 1903) m. Lovina Patterson (9 JAN 1824 – 21 SEP 1908) m. Sarah (Henrierra) Barney (1823 – 8 MAR 1878) m. Mary (Ann) Donnelly (26 JAN 1834 – 26 JAN 1923) m. Elizabeth Creed (1 DEC 1818 – 24 FEB 1883)
    11. 11. Rachel (Andora) Woolsey (5 AUG 1825 – 7 JUL 1912) m. John (Doyle) Lee (6 SEP 1812 – 23 MAR 1877)
    12. 12. William (Andrew) Woolsey (1 JAN 1833 – 8 DEC 1893) m. Emily (Amanda) Rockwell (31 JAN 1833 – 28 MAR 1908) m. Ann Jones (13 JUN 1832 – 8 SEP 1910)
  7. 7. Sarah Woolsey (1777 – ABT 1840) m. John Grassham (1780 – ) m. Ebenezer Vaughan
  8. 8. Ruth Woolsey (1777 – )
  9. 9. Richard (Woolsey) Jr. (1779 – 20 OCT 1832)
  10. 10. Richard Woolsey (22 OCT 1779 – 30 JUL 1832) m. Polly Loveall (ABT 1782 – 29 OCT 1857)
  11. 11. Jacob (C) Woolsey (22 AUG 1781 – AFT 1855) m. Elizabeth Weger (1783 – 1831) m. Catherine (1787 – From 1860 to 1870) m. Eliza Trick (20 MAR 1812 – 12 AUG 1878)
  12. 12. Eli Woolsey (1792 – )
  13. 13. George (Washington) Woolsey (1795 – 10 JUL 1830) m. Jane Haley (1792 – 1865) m. Elizabeth Goforth (1791 – )
  14. 14. Nancy Woolsey (1795 – 4 JAN 1874) m. John Parker (<1781> – ) m. Jonathan Shepherd (<1781> – ) m. Matthew Hall (<1781> – )

Richard Woolsey's Timeline

3 Records

1750
1750
Birth of Richard Woolsey in Bedford, Westchester, New York, British Colonial America
Bedford, Westchester, New York, British Colonial America
1825
1825
Age 75
Death of Richard Woolsey in Jessamine, Kentucky, United States
Jessamine, Kentucky, United States
1832
24 OCT 1832
Age 82
Burial of Richard Woolsey in Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Bedford, Westchester, New York, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Jessamine, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 OCT 1832
    Event Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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